CSRMC, LockBit 5.0 & Phishing Fallout

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Brutally Honest Security

Barricade Cyber Solutions

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5 days ago

Cut through the noise with Brutally Honest Security, hosted by Eric Taylor, Founder & Chief Forensics Officer at Barricade Cyber Solutions. From ransomware and BEC to DFIR, dark web activity, and the latest breaches, Eric delivers blunt, no-nonsense insights that anyone in cybersecurity can follow. No script. No limits. If it matters in cyber, it’s fair game.

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CSRMC, LockBit 5.0 & Phishing Fallout

Brutally Honest Security

2 hours 33 minutes

1 month ago

CSRMC, LockBit 5.0 & Phishing Fallout

In this episode of Brutally Honest Security, Eric Taylor tears into the week’s most critical and pulse-raising cybersecurity developments — no fluff, just facts and blunt insight.

Episode Headlines & Links:

👉 How the newly rebranded Department of War is replacing legacy frameworks with its Cybersecurity Risk Management Construct (CSRMC) - shifting to continuous, automated real-time defense. https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4314411/department-of-war-announces-new-cybersecurity-risk-management-construct

💥 The return of LockBit 5.0, now targeting Windows, Linux, and ESXi — a cross-platform beast with heavy obfuscation and new tactics. https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/25/i/lockbit-5-targets-windows-linux-esxi.html

💼 A major Jaguar Land Rover loan bailout following a cyber shutdown — what that says about risk in the private sector. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl15ykerlro

🃏 The latest Boyd Gaming Corp cybersecurity incident — lessons from how an incident unfolds in real business. https://www.board-cybersecurity.com/incidents/tracker/20250923-boyd-gaming-corp-cybersecurity-incident

🎯 Why phishing remains the leading cause of ransomware attacks in 2025 — and how that one vector keeps getting lethal. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/09/23/3154612/0/en/Phishing-is-the-Leading-Cause-of-Ransomware-Attacks-in-2025-SpyCloud-Identity-Threat-Report-Finds.html

No script. No limits. If it matters in cyber, it’s fair game.

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